After years of thinking that factory was "good enough" for the short-range .44, and saving my
reloading time for rifles that might better benefit from the effort, I've decided to try to
assemble some loads that would give better performance/penetration on hogs, and possibly
increase the accuracy along the way.

To that end, I picked up some 240 gr. Swift A-frames, but lack bullet-specific data. I was told
that Hornaday data would work as well with the Swift, but the bullet has to be seated .04"
deeper to give the same 1.6" COL--and some of the data in Hornaday's manual already makes me a
little suspicious, since it's significantly higher than that coming from other sources
(for the 240 gr. HTP, they list 24.8 gr. of H-110 @ 1800 fps, or 26.1 gr. @ 1900 fps, while other
manuals cap H-110 at 24.0).

I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who's already had some experience with the Swift bullet.
I'd also be curious whether anyone shares my doubts about the Hornaday manual's data.

Thanks.

Try Hodgon's web site for data.

I'm exploring my suspicion that most of the carbines will shoot the lighter bullets better, as 4 MOA is as good as I'm getting with 240gr and 250gr in Ruger and Winchester carbines.

Just got some 200gr Barnes XPB to try. We'll see.

Steve--

Thanks for the tip re Hodgdon's. I haven't been able to get into that site from this computer (at work)--it continually loads, but never comes up. Might be something to do with our firewall or network programs. I'll give it a shot from home.

I'm beginning to come to the same conclusion re the carbines and heavier bullets. 1 in 38" may just be too slow. Even 4 MOA is good for some of the factory stuff I've tried. Remington JSPs end up all over the paper. Winchester's 250 gr. Partition Gold will just about meet the 4 MOA standard (and has been my choice due to its performance on game). The best accuracy, close to 3 MOA--has come from an import that I bought for cheap practice loads--Magtech 240 JSPs--but I'm not sure how the bullet will hold up on anything tougher than deer. Even so, I think I'll buy one box of Hornaday 265s just out of curiosity, even though I can predict the results.

I'm also planning to try the 200 gr. Barnes as a deer load, but I just don't like going that light on hogs, where a little more weight helps penetration. I suspect that I'll just live with a good bullet and marginal accuracy for my next hog trip in February, and then start shopping for another brush gun.